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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Dauphin County, PA) A California man is facing multiple charges, including homicide, after a body was found under a blanket near the shoulder of a road in Dauphin County, officials said. 

Ilia Romanchenko is charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, possession of an instrument of crime and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to online court records. 

The 25-year-old from Roseville, California, was arrested Sunday and is awaiting a preliminary arraignment. 

WHP-TV, citing Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo, reported that Romanchenko was arrested out of state and is awaiting extradition. The station reported the charges are connected to the discovery of a body over the weekend. 

According to a Pennsylvania State Police news release, the body was found May 23 in Londonderry Township around 10 a.m. near Route 441. 

The victim has not been publicly identified.  

State police described the man as being in his 30s or 40s with dark brown hair, facial hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black Oakland Raiders shirt and was approximately 5-foot-10 and 210 pounds.

Anyone with information about the victim’s identity or the case is asked to contact state police in Harrisburg at 717-671-7500. 

Authorities have not released additional details, including why Romanchenko was in Pennsylvania or how the victim died. The investigation remains ongoing.